I am sending further valuable information from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, which has been evaluating this contract for a few years.
1. Testimony of Tom Sanzillo http://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tom-Sanzillo-testimony-April-6-English.pdf <http://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Tom-Sanzillo-testimony-April-6-English.pdf> Testimony of Tom Sanzillo, Director of Financial Analysis for the IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis) before the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Commission on Economic Development, Planning, Telecommunications, Public-Private Partnerships and Energy on April 6, 2021. 2. Contract Between Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy Sets up Full Privatization, Higher Rates for Island Grid October 2020 https://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Contract-with-LUMA-Energy-Sets-up-Full-Privatization_Higher-Rates_October-2020.pdf <https://ieefa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Contract-with-LUMA-Energy-Sets-up-Full-Privatization_Higher-Rates_October-2020.pdf> 3. LUMA ENERGY O&M AGREEMENT EVALUATION by the energy system union, Utier showing the failures and illegality of this contract and ways to correct it. https://www.utier.net/post/luma-energy-o-m-agreement-evaluation <https://www.utier.net/post/luma-energy-o-m-agreement-evaluation> 4. And finally, from Personal experience as of July 11, 2021: After June 1st (in plain hurricane season) when Luma took over the Transmission and Distribution of the PR Energy System, the result has been what was previously predicted, a disaster. Higher rates, power outages and uneven voltage, failure of Luma to repair breakdowns, inadequate communication with customer service, indignant mistreatment of PR workers who have been moved to jobs in other public agencies for which they were not trained while the few workers who Luma has don’t have the necessary skills, bringing workers from the US who do not know the area and the special circumstances of a faulty electrical system in a mountainous island with many water bodies. This has resulted in a very dangerous situation including the burning of houses, electric household equipment breakages, spoiling of food after days without energy, hardship to the elderly and people with certain illnesses who need electricity to power special equipment, etc. In some areas where the flow of water depends on electrical pumps, the residents have also been without this precious liquid, at a time of a Pandemia when hygiene is so essential! Those who can afford it are buying solar systems or electric generators, but the majority of the population cannot afford either and are at the mercy of an unresponsive local government who does not care about their wellbeing and the US Congress-imposed Fiscal Control Board, who actually IS the de facto government here who has imposed this contract. Personally, I had to install voltage regulators in all my household equipment to prevent their damage due to the unstable energy. And remember that in PR we are subject to the Jones Act which makes us use only US shipping, the costliest in the world, thus increasing the cost of these items. In solidarity, Berta Joubert-Ceci The fight against Luma's contract continues. We are living the ravages of a poor service and thousands of Puerto Ricans without electricity in a daily basis because Luma does not have enough personnel with the necessary experience. In addition, the policies of continuing to depend on fossil fuels are part of the business policy of Luma and its parent companies Quanta Services and ATCO. We have prepared a letter to the U.S. Congress requesting an investigation about the allocation of billions of federal funds to this company. For this reason we ask all organizations, institutions and people who can, endorse the attached letter. Link to the form and letter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6f5KqXRziQyINNJpby8a5JFRHw7IdTvz0U3sMRkwBgxUqHQ/viewform <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6f5KqXRziQyINNJpby8a5JFRHw7IdTvz0U3sMRkwBgxUqHQ/viewform> On Jul 10, 2021, at 3:12 PM, Berta Joubert-Ceci via groups.io <[email protected]> wrote: Dear compañerxs, Greetings from Puerto Rico. The situation here is very critical and we are about to lose our country as we know it. The US-imposed Fiscal Control Board is trying to impose all the neoliberal policies of privatization it can. And since our local government is subservient to USA’s interests, the people have only ourselves to fightback. The link below is about our most recent and important struggle, against the privatization of energy and we hope you could sign this request to the US Congress. Love and solidarity, Berta Joubert-Ceci PS: Feel free to share with any other individuals or organizations that you know. ¡Gracias! The fight against Luma's contract continues. We are living the ravages of a poor service and thousands of Puerto Ricans without electricity in a daily basis because Luma does not have enough personnel with the necessary experience. In addition, the policies of continuing to depend on fossil fuels are part of the business policy of Luma and its parent companies Quanta Services and ATCO. We have prepared a letter to the U.S. Congress requesting an investigation about the allocation of billions of federal funds to this company. 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